50 new names added to Leeds and Reading line up

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Sound the line up klaxon - Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced a full half century of new additions to their line up, joining the already announced quartet of headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Paramore, Arctic Monkeys and Blink-182.

With a mere 12 weeks to go until the gates open at each gathering, the line up manages to cover the rock, indie, punk, dance, alternative, grime and hip-hop with which the festivals have become permanently intertwined with.

Some of the key names include ex-My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way, in his first ever solo UK show, hip-hop impressario Schoolboy Q (watch his 'Man of the year' above), New York based funk rockers We are Scientists and the urban troubadour Maverick Sabre.

Also playing will be Aussie thrash-pop duo DZ Deathrays and emotive screamo titans La Dispute, with electronic music served well by the additions of chart topping D&B sensations Sigma and UK bass music superhero Mistajam. You can see the full line up here. 

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Unsure of what to expect at Leeds and Reading? Read what our writer Michelle Lloyd wrote when she went to Leeds this year and check out Virgin’s Guide to the festivals here. 

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